Sorteo por tómbola

[Tomisimo]

I hadn't really seen the word tómbola used before today. The context was in some contest rules and it said "...para poder participar en sorteos por tómbola". I assume this means "random drawing". Can anyone confirm this? Also, how common is this word? Is it the same as "al azar" basically?

[Rusty]

Tómbola, which means raffle (especially for charity), is used in Spain.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, David, this word tombola is very common and a lot used at least in my country, look that word, normally is used in TV Shows, where there are people playing some type of concourse, for example I believe that in your country there is a program of TV named Jeopardy if I'm in a mistake with the name of the program please you correct to me, in that program the people use the word Tombola, I think that the Tombola is a wheel, I believe it.

What do you think about it, David?

[Tomisimo]

Update: I asked another native speaker, and she thought tómbola refered to the box where you put everyone's raffle ticket to pull the winning one out.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, David, sometimes is good update you, because we aren't machines, very efficient, but anyway we are very intelligent, but I think that Word Tombola could to has another meaning in our life, but I don't find another meaning for Tombola, let me think about it, please I'm headache of as often think in that, please you give me ideas in refer to that, always I've heard the word Tombola but only in TV Shows, I'd like know in that other meaning or words I can use the word tombola, and I'd like know the meaning exact of the word Tombola, take care.

[Rusty]

tómbola.



1. f. Rifa pública de objetos diversos, cuyo producto se destina generalmente a fines benéficos.

2. f. Local en que se efectúa esta rifa.



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[CrOtALiTo]

Okis, Rusty a lot of thanks.

What do you do it?

You've studied a lot in when you went to the school, or you always are reading books.

[Rusty]

How do I do it?

When someone asks a question I don't have an answer for, I get the answer from the Internet. There are many good dictionaries and other sources of information on the Internet, in both languages.

[CrOtALiTo]

Ok, you continue so.

Regards


Have a excellent weekend.

[sosia]

Hola David.
Escribo en español porque tengo poco tiempo.
Tómbola, normalmente es lo que dice Rusty, una rifa/sorteo pública/o, normalmente para actos caritativos. Normalmente se compran boletos con un número o tiras con varios números. Los números se eligen luego por sorteo ante notario, o con una niña inocente que elije un número, o cosas así. No confundir con los programas de televisión "la rueda de la fortuna" ó similares.
Saludos

[Tomisimo]

¡Gracias a todos! Creo que ahora lo entiendo más o menos.